Despite threats of a boycott, many Canadian politicos showed up to the party. 'We should come here. We don’t have control over what the U.S. does or does not do; we only have control of how we present ourselves,' said Senator Michael MacDonald.

Earnscliffe Strategy Group's Velma McColl, one of the main organizers of the event, said the first Women on the Hill event was a success and plans to host it annually to bring women of all ages together to network and to connect.

The PMO's squad, including Katie Telford, Gerald Butts, and Kate Purchase made an entrance, while other Hill staffers, politicos, journalists, and lobbyists flocked to the evening post-budget after-party.